Help us get more kids outside and active with WinterKids!

The 6th Annual WinterKids Downhill 24 at Sugarloaf presented by Darling’s Auto Group is a fundraising event to benefit WinterKids programs, held on Friday, March 2 – Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 9:00 am – 9:00 am. All teams ski under the lights at Sugarloaf for one night only!

This year the Commercial Team at Capozza Tile & Floor Covering Center has joined the cause and will be manning a team on the slopes.

Over the years Capozza has partnered with The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Maine Children’s Cancer Program, Strive, Woodford’s Family Services, and The Center for Grieving Children in a continued commitment to strengthen all family units our community. We are proud to add Winter Kid’s to our roster of amazing foundations that share our mission and vision. Please consider supporting us as we take on the slopes by making a nominal donation to our fundraising efforts. It is our goal to raise as much as possible to help keep Maine kids healthy, safe, and have access to outdoor activities all winter long without finances getting in families ways.

We have set up a crowdfunding page on CrowdRise. Just click on the button below to donate today and help support our team’s efforts in keeping Maine kids active all winter long.

If you want to join our team for 24 hours of fun filled skiing, games, and all around fun, please email Theresa@capozzaflooring.com.

Let’s face it, as you search for the perfect material for your home projects the choices can be overwhelming, especially tile options. First you have to look at different types of material; natural stone, porcelain, ceramic, glass or metal. Then choose a color from endless tones and finishes and after that look through all the shapes that are available! The days of tiles being available in only squares are over! Ok decision overload!

AKDO, one of Old Port Specialty Tile’s exclusive lines, has given us a way to solve this overwhelming issue by creating series of tile that all work together! AKDO offers a large variety of beautiful natural stones, ceramics, porcelains and glass series that are interchangeable within their line. Their colors are consistent throughout each series of tile. They have blended their glass and stone series together to create stunning mosaics for their Eternity line. Essentials, a simple subway series color palette inspired Impressions, a brand new line that introduced textures, a huge and ever growing part of our industry.

Are you ready to see how simple the process can be? Set up an appointment with one of our sales team members today!

Before we dive in, we would like to sincerely thank you for getting involved in this year’s friendly rivalry between our 2017 Slugger Kid, Seth Jones, and Portland’s favorite Mascot, Slugger! Whether you are supporting Team Seth or Team Slugger, a common goal is shared amongst each and every one of us: to strike out cancer in kids! On behalf of everyone at Maine Children’s Cancer Program, thank YOU for joining us, the Portland Sea Dogs, TD Bank/TD Charitable Foundation, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, and WMTW Channel 8 as we all go to bat for kids in their fight against cancer.

With eight weeks ahead of us, filled with competition, fundraising, and community involvement, we wanted to take this opportunity to explain the ground rules and provide some details as a helpful guide in making this a successful SOCK season.

Let’s start with current team standings:
Each week, we will be sharing our team’s fundraising totals via email to our full participant roster, and to our MCCP community through social media. You will find this captured in the image below. Both teams came out of the gate strong –Slugger’s Gold Team leading with a total of $9,404.82 raised to date, followed by Seth’s Green Team with $9,611.15.

Fueling our teams:
We would like to highlight some key players in this year’s Strike Out Cancer in Kids fundraiser – WEX, fueling Team Seth, and Capozza Tile & Floor Covering Center and the Portland Sea Dogs, fueling Team Slugger. Our team sponsors are not only representing their respective teams, but they have each provided a generous fundraising incentive for our participants. When Team Seth reaches the $10,0000.00 mark, WEX will match the $10,000.00, doubling the team’s total to $20,000.00! Similarly, Capozza and the Portland Sea Dogs will be teaming up to match Team Slugger’s $10,000.00 to total $20,000.00 as well!

Make the match count:
Throughout the season, we encourage you to be creative and do your part in making your team’s match count! Host a bake sale, have a car wash, create an office competition amongst your colleagues, anything and everything helps get your team to the $10,000.00 mark! For ideas, advice or materials, email ahuntersil@mmc.org.

What are you playing for:
More than bragging rights for this 2017 season!
At the end of eight weeks, we will be hosting a season-ending game at Hadlock Field, as an official closing ceremony for your fundraising efforts. Top fundraisers from both teams will be entered to participate in this special event. More details to come as the weeks follow!

Get others involved:
Start spreading the word!
Be an ambassador for Maine Children’s Cancer Program and get your loved ones, friends and colleagues involved by simply making a donation or pledge of any amount, choosing a team to support, and fundraising to be the top team at the end of the baseball season. Strike Out Cancer in Kids is an inclusive and easy way to help local children with cancer, and we want as many people as possible to participate!

Continue the legacy:
Since 1995, the success of this program has relied on the dedication of our supporters, sponsors and local community. To date, Strike Out Cancer in kids has raised over $4.6 million, with each dollar dedicated to supporting children fighting cancer in Maine. Help us continue the program’s legacy in making this 2017 season an impactful one for our patients and families.

Remember, every dollar given is DOUBLED when you support either Team Seth or Team Slugger at www.mmc.org/strikeout

The Institute for Family Owned Business held their 17th annual business awards last night. This awards ceremony recognizes the best in small and large family owned business in Maine in seven different categories ranging from most environmentally conscious, commitment to philanthropy, innovation, and overall best small and large business in Maine. Overall there were a record breaking 166 nominations, of which 52 were selected as semi-finalists, and 20 finalists.

Last night Capozza Tile & Floor Covering Center, which encompasses Old Port Specialty Tile Co. and Capozza Concrete Services, was privileged to accept the 2017 Maine Family Business Award for Large Business. This award honors an outstanding company with more than 25 employees that demonstrates excellence in all facets of business, including family involvement, succession planning, communication, value of being family owned, and community service. This is a huge honor to be nominated for this award, let alone win. The family accepted this award last night as a team unit. Having the Capozza brand recognized as a leader in the field of family owned business is the outcome of our entire staff’s hard work, compassion and dedication to our company, trade, and community and we only achieved it by being a team.

The Portland Science Center is hosting the Titanic Artifact Exhibit until the fall of 2016. A featured artifact recovered from the wreck in 1987, 75 years after the tragic sinking, are tiles from the 1st class bathrooms and swimming pool.

Tile tiles were manufactured by Villeroy & Boch, a company still in business today. The octagon with square dot pattern was produced from 1886 to the early 1920’s. The back stamp on each tile indicates that they were produced around 1910, perfect timing for a ship that was completed in May 1911. Because the tile was being used in wet areas the mosaic pattern on the surface was to provide slip resistance.Similar to encaustic tile (concrete) they were approximately 1” thick, whereas modern day tile is 3/8”

The floor is slightly visible. Notice the number of sinks in the vanity. It was very rare to have a double sink, only the finest luxuries aboard Titanic.

The luxury ship offered its 1st class passengers with tubs in their bathrooms. Notice the W.S.L. bathmat standing for “White Star Line”, the British shipping company who owned the famous RMS Titantic. The floor is very visible in this photograph and is just stunning.

Picture of Titanic’s full size pool.

Same tiles used as in the bathrooms. The mosaic pattern to help with wet feet as the passengers enjoyed a dip.

A modern day rendering of Titantic II

A near perfect replica of the original White Star Line masterpiece, gives us the opportunity to see how the ship’s interior would have looked in color!

Clean, simplistic, elegant, bright, these are only a few ways you could describe a white bathroom. If you are considering a white design you will have plenty of options at Old Port Specialty Tile. READ MORE

When you think of tile most envision square pieces in various colors and textures but nowadays tile is much more interesting! Think of any shape…go ahead I will wait…okay what did you come up with? Was it circular, rectangle, geometric, diamond, rhomboid, the list is endless!! Visit Old Port Specialty Tile to whip your space into shape!

Hand crafted glass mosaics available in a wide array of colors and two finishes, silk and iridescent. Surface texture and shade variation gives this glass series the opportunity to be used in traditional style applications to contemporary. Whether you are seeking a fun pop of color or a beautiful subtle shimmer, Vihara is a must see!READ MORE